Historical Flood Alert Messages for this Area

Each Flood Alert may have multiple updates. The messages listed below may therefore be greater than the number of alerts detailed in the Flood Alert table above.

Flood Alert issued on 2 Jun 2018 07:46

River Lugg

This flood alert remains in force as localised thunderstorms are expected during Saturday. There is uncertainty over the amount of rainfall expected and location of these thunderstorms.
Where thunderstorms do occur, flooding of low lying land can be expected. Surface water flooding may also affect these areas. We urge you to remain vigilant and avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are continuing to monitor the situation closely, and are liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message and flood warnings if necessary.
Saturday's forecast is for scattered showers but there is a risk in some locations of thunderstorms occurring in the early part of the day, the overall outlook for the next couple of days is for improved weather conditions. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.

Flood Alert issued on 1 Jun 2018 19:08

River Lugg

This flood alert remains in force as heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast overnight on Friday and into Saturday. There is uncertainty over the amount of rainfall expected and location of these thunderstorms.
Where thunderstorms do occur, flooding of low lying land would be expected. Surface water flooding may also affect these areas. We urge you to remain vigilant and avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are continuing to monitor the situation closely, and are liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message and flood warnings if necessary. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.

Flood Alert issued on 1 Jun 2018 16:58

River Lugg

This flood alert remains in force as heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast for your area for Friday afternoon and overnight into Saturday. There is uncertainty over the amount of rainfall expected and location of these thunderstorms.
Where thunderstorms do occur, flooding of low lying land would be expected. Surface water flooding may also affect these areas. We urge you to remain vigilant and avoid walking and driving through flood water.
We are continuing to monitor the situation closely, and are liaising with our professional partners. We will issue updates to this message and flood warnings if necessary. You can monitor your local weather conditions and river levels on the GOV.UK website.

Flood Alert issued on 17 Mar 2018 07:59

River Lugg

115 – River Lugg North of Leominster.
This message contains gauge information for Byton and Butts Bridge.
This message will be updated by 5 pm on Saturday the 17th of March or if the situation changes.
At 07:30 today;
the level at the Byton Gauge was 1.28 metres and steady. A peak level of 1.24 metres occurred Friday afternoon.
the level at the Butts Bridge Gauge was 2.48 metres and steady. A peak level of 2.62 metres occurred Friday afternoon.

Flood Alert issued on 16 Mar 2018 15:17

River Lugg

This message contains gauge information for Byton and Butts Bridge.
This message will be updated by 9 am on Saturday the 17th of March or if the situation changes.
At 15:00 today;
the level at the Byton Gauge was 1.23 metres and rising. A peak level of 1.2 and 1.4 metres is expected to occur this afternoon.
the level at the Butts Bridge Gauge was 2.6 metres and rising. A peak level of between 2.5 and 2.7 is expected to occur this afternoon.